Temperance – XIV from the Rider-Waite deck
My tarot card and essential oil series continues with the lovely card called Temperance. This card is a bit like the Hierophant card for me – gentle, mild and sometimes it just doesn’t jump out at me with gusto. Depending on what other cards are in the reading, I find it hard to translate.
A beautiful Angel appears before us in a calm scene in nature. This card has a feeling of peacefulness and happiness. In the tarot the water represents emotions and also the subconscious mind. In this card the water is supposed to be flowing upward – from the bottom cup to the top cup. The overall meaning of the water symbols in this card, is balance between the subconscious and the conscious mind. It also represents the balance we need to find between humanity and spirituality. The angels toe in the water also reflects the interconnectedness between humanity and the divine.
It’s all about balance – pic via http://www.homelifesimplified.com.au
You may need to consciously work on balance after a big change in your life, or simply be more mindful of taking care of yourself as much as you do with others. This card could be asking you integrate your spiritual side with your human side to become whole and to find a deep richness in your life.
This is not a time to rush and achieve but to be calm and stress less. Leave all your anxiety and tension behind you as this is the first day of the rest of your life – a life of peace and serenity.
Flow with nature and reap the benefits – pic via http://www.southernwilderness.com
The flow of the water is asking you to become harmonious with nature, and with yourself. It’s a message to acknowledge how far you’ve come and instills an energy of beauty to help you carry on.
There are many essential oils that can help inspire peace, beauty and wholeness:
1. Open The Bottle and Take a Huge Whiff
Rose – nurture and love yourself
Fennel – be gentle with yourself too
Orange – inspire sweetness and innocence
Rosewood – enhance the flow of love in your heart
Frankincense – breathe deeply and relax
Anoint yourself with pure essential oils
2. Pure Pulse Point Perfume
In a little dish mix these oils and anoint your pulse points or chakras – 3 drops of essential oils and dilute with a few drops of carrier oil – always patch test first!
“Peace”
Allow a sense of peace to fall all around you –
Patchouli 1 drop
Mandarin 1 drop
Frankincense 1 drop
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“Gratitude Gives”
By being grateful you will open up to more beauty and gentility –
Geranium 1 drop
Australian Sandalwood 1 drop
Petitgrain 1 drop
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“Bubbling Brook”
Flow like a little stream –
Cardamom 1 drop
Lime 1 drop
May Chang 1 drop
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Happy blending and remember to use your intention when you are creating your formulas. See my article about intention.
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